The Catholic Register Wed, 22 Jan 2025 23:56:25 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Toronto Catholic board's anti-bullying app set for launch /features/catholic-education/item/24422-toronto-catholic-board-s-whistleblower-app-set-for-launch /features/catholic-education/item/24422-toronto-catholic-board-s-whistleblower-app-set-for-launch

TorontoöÏÓãÊÓƵapp Catholic school board is giving victims and witnesses the option of anonymity when reporting incidents thanks to a new smartphone application.

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evan.boudreau@catholicregister.org (Evan Boudreau, The Catholic Register) Education Fri, 24 Feb 2017 06:00:00 -0500
Teens at risk from gambling /item/22234-teens-at-risk-from-gambling /item/22234-teens-at-risk-from-gambling

There is no hiding the fact that gambling is a popular pastime amongst adults. Whether it be betting on sports, purchasing lotto tickets or visiting a casino, the gambling world is vast. But what most people don’t realize is that gambling has also become a rising problem with the younger generation.

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YSN: Speaking Out Sun, 01 May 2016 10:30:00 -0400
New study shows link between TV viewing and Alzheimer's /home/international/item/20671-new-study-shows-link-between-tv-viewing-and-alzheimer-s /home/international/item/20671-new-study-shows-link-between-tv-viewing-and-alzheimer-s

WASHINGTON - As if it couldn't get worse for the television industry.

Younger people are leaving TV for other modes of visual entertainment -- the computer and the smartphone, for example. This makes TV viewing more and more the province of older Americans, who have been watching the boob tube ever since the kids of the baby-boom generation welcomed the first TV set their parents brought into the house.

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International Mon, 03 Aug 2015 18:00:00 -0400
The e-Catechism of the Catholic Church /item/15586-the-e-catechism-of-the-catholic-church /item/15586-the-e-catechism-of-the-catholic-church

When Lindsay Rigby hears her phone beep in the wee hours of the morning, she knows it isn’t a work e-mail or a friend messaging her about going out for lunch. The little beep indicates that the rich tradition of the 2,000-year-old Catholic Church is being delivered to her iPhone.

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Youth Speak News Fri, 21 Dec 2012 11:18:02 -0500